Stirrup-block.



E. F. KOCH.

STIRRUP BLOCK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1912 Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

EDWARD F. KOCH, OF FGRT RECOVERY, OHIO.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

Application filed November 535, 1912. Serial No. 783,456.

To all whom may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD F. Keen, a citizen of the United States of Ameica, residing at Fort Recovery, in the county of Mercer and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stirrup-Blocks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in stirrups, and more particularly to wooden stirrups; the object being to provide a novel form oi? stirrup block whereby the stirrup strap is connected thereto in such a manner that the stirrup will be held in position to receive the foot of the rider when mounting.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stirrup block which is preferably formed of sheet metal bent into box-shape form, to which the upper ends of the loop portion of the stirrup are secured by a bolt passing transversely through the same; said boX being provided with a connecting bar extending parallel with the loop of the stirrup to which the stirrup strap is connected in the ordinary manner.

A still further object of the invention is to pr vide a stirrup which can be manuiao tured very cheaply and one which has many advantages ver the stirrups now in use, as the spacing block or boX formed of sheet metal arranged between the upper ends of the loop is so mounted that the side members of the loop are braced in order to prevent the same i'romspreading in either direction, and at the same time a mounting is formed, which is herein shown tubular in shape, to receive a stirrup strap whereby a stirrup can be connected and maintained in its proper position in respect to the saddle.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1, is an elevation of a stirrup constructed in accordance with my invention showing the same connected to a stirrup strap; Fig. 2, is a perspective View of the block detached; Fig. 3, is a top plan view of a slightly modified form of block showing the use of two bolts connecting the side members of the stirrup loop instead of one, the shape of the block being slightly modified, and Fig. 4c, is a top plan View partly in section of still another modified Like numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In carrying out my improved invention, I employ a wooden loop stirrup of the ordinary construction 1, which is provided with converging side members 2 between which is arranged a spacing block 3 adjacent its upper end, which is secured in position between the side members 2 by a transverse bolt 4.. The block 3 is preferably in the form of a box having beveled or obliquely extending ends 5 upon which the side bars 2 of the loop portion of the stirrup are secured by the bolt 4, and said box is preferably formed of sheet metal bent into the desired shape; the meeting ends being welded together as shown at 6. The sides forming the box-like .pacing block have their lower ends formed on the are 01 a circle. as shown at 7 in order to prevent the same from injuring the leg of a person using a stirrup constructed in this manner, and while it have shown a box of this particular shape, the essential feature thereof is the obliquely extending sides conii'orming to the shape of the stirrup to which it is connected in order to brace the stirrup and hold the same firmly.

In stirrups now in use, the stirrup strap 8 is usually connected to the cross bar extending at right angles to the opening of the loop of the stirrup and it is therefore necessary to twist the stirrup strap in order to place the foot in position therein, and in order to overcome this disadvantage, I have constructed a block wherein the supporting bar for the stirrup strap extends parallel with the openings of the loop of the stirrup.

The sides of the block are so cut away at their upper edges in order to form semi circular notches in which are seated a substantially semi-circular tube 9; the ends of which are welded to the sides of the boX- shaped-spacing block, and the edges of the tube are bent over and rounded as shown at 10 in order to prevent the strap from Wearing when the same is in position thereon, and by this construction, it will be seen that the stirrup strap is connected to the stirrup in such a manner that an extremely strong support is formed and one which will sup port the stirrup in its proper position toreceive the foot.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3, I

show a top plan View of a box 11 the end walls of which are substantially vertical to receive the slightly modified form of stirrup loop and in this construction, a pair of bolts 12 are employed for securing the block in position between the ends of the stirrup loop and the box is preferably provided with. a connecting bar constructed substantially in the manner as disclosed in Figs. 1 and 2.

ln the modification shown in Fig. 4, the box 13 constructed substantially in the same manner as that disclosed in F 1, is employed, and instead of notching the sides of the box, openings 14: are formed therein through which is forced a tube 15 forming a stirrup strap, the ends of which are turned over and swaged at 16 in order to secure the same firmly in position so that all danger of the same moving longitudinally after the same has once been placed in position, and at the same time a stronger support is obtained without the use of welding or soldering.

I claim:

1. A stirrup comprising a main loop portion, a rectangular open box-like spacing block arranged between the ends of the side bars of said loop portion, a bolt extending through the box-like spacing block and the side bars of the stirrup for securing the same in position, and a supporting bar connecting the sides of said spacing block and extending horizontally with the loop portion of said stirrup.

2. A stirrup comprising a loop portion having a spacing block arranged between the openin of the loop, said block comprising a substantially rectangular-shaped boxlilze casing having obliquely arranged ends. a bolt extending through the ends of said casing and side members of said loop, and a substantially tubular-shaped bar connecting the side walls of said casing.

3. A stirrup having a spacing block com prising a rectangular sheet metal box-like casing having notches formed in its side walls, and a tubular supporting bar secured within said notches.

As a new article of manufacture, a

menses stirrup comprising a bent wooden loop portion having converging sides, a metal rectangular open box-like spacing block arranged between the sides of said loop portion adjacent the ends thereof of substantially the same width as the sides of the loop said box-like block having converging ends corresponding to the angle of the sides, a bolt extending centrally through the sides of said loop and the ends of said box-like block, and a substantially tubular supporting bar extending across the sides of said spacing block at the edges thereof in a hori- Zontal plane above the plane of said bolt.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a stirrup composed of a wooden loop portion, a metal rectangular open box-like spacing block, and a bolt passing through said block and loop for securing said block in position, said box-like block having a substantially tubular-shaped cross bar formed integral therewith in a horizontal plane above said bolt and at right angles thereto.

6. The combination with a loop stirrup having converging side members, of a spacing rectangular open box-like member a r ranged between. the side members of said loop adjacent the free ends thereof, said box-like member having obliquely arranged ends in contact with the side members of said loop, a fastening member extending through the obliquely arranged sides of said box-like member and side members of said loop for securing said spacing member within said loop, said box-like member having the lower edges of its side formed on the arc of a circle, said sides having oppositely disposed semicircular notches in their upper edges, and a substantially semicircular tubular connecting member connecting the sides of said box-like member and having its ends secured in the semicircular notches.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HAZLE Hons, F. E- lloirn.

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Washington, D. C. 

